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Monday, 2 January 2017

It Only Takes A Camera To Change her Mind

It's been around a year since I last put in a personal appearance so I thought it was time to show myself and besides, Tania said she wanted to see me in my new-to-me waistcoat.

This was taken on Boxing Day. I went to see family in Kent and thought I should wear something vaguely festive. Red is a favourite with me at any time of year.

It's a real palaver trying to get a few snaps without your own personal photographer! The sun was bright so the light was good, but at that time of day it created shadows, of me, the tripod and camera... it also caused me to squint.

Trying to get a close up by remote control is a mare. I positioned the tripod badly, so in some shots I've lost the top of my head, then the remote control thing played up and the shutter closed before I was in shot.

The bloody thing was so temperamental ..... probably down to inactivity in previous months, I nearly gave up !

Finally with sunnies in place, I got some snaps that weren't too bad.

Attempting all of this whilst trying to avoid the scrutiny of the neighbours so they
don't think that you are a narcissistic fool is no mean feat I can tell
you! Now you understand why I rarely feature on this blog!

22 comments:

Haha! You crack me up, my attempts at the self timer are always a disaster, hooray for Jon!I love that Welsh Tapestry waistcoat, that's got to be the best colour combination I've seen yet. I don't even think my friend Tina has any of that in her archive.Those red clogs are wonderful.More photos of you, please! xxxx

You're looking really festive in that Welsh tapistry waistcoat, and I'll be on the lookout for some red clogs! Love your self timer attempts, which made me smile. I'm so lucky to have my personal photographer, as I think I would be headless most of the time ... Oh, and I've now got Kraftwerk playing in my head, which I don't mind at all: great post title! xxx

Ha ha,I had to come over to your blog to see your camera problems. Been there, done that. As the timer never focusses right either, I much prefer my husband to take the pictures. Especially because he has a creative eye. Unfortunately ge also gets into a bad mood quickly when he takes my pictures as he doesn't really like doing it.Thanks for the fun.Greetje

Yes I jolly well did! And I'm thrilled to see you in it like the model that you are! You look fab and now that you've mastered ;) the self timer, I hope we'll see you more often (that's a special request) although the whole neighbour thing is a nightmare, I grant you. Red is your colour and that waistcoat is stunning. Xxxx

Thanks Tania. I'll try to put in an appearance more often, but often I've had good intentions and then it's all such a performance that I can't be bothered. Must try harder Fiona! ..Now where have I heard that before?

Absolutely gorgeous waistcoat, what a great find, and those matching red clogs too! Fab photos, I'm kind of pleased I'm not the only one who has problems taking photos of themselves, love those outtakes though, we've all done it!

You should feature more often on your blog, you look great and the photos are fab.

I love your waistcoat and how you've accessorised it with the red bangles and the earrings. Your dad has very good taste! It goes very well with the jeans and the red clogs were rather lovely. More please, lots more!